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#EEE7A5 Color

#EEE7A5 is rgb(238, 231, 165) in RGB, hsl(54, 68%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEE7A5
HEX#EEE7A5
RGBrgb(238, 231, 165)
HSLhsl(54, 68%, 79%)
HSVhsv(54, 31%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.8% 0.085 102.8)
LABlab(91.05% -4.80 33.13)
LCHlch(91.05% 33.48 98.24)

What #EEE7A5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EEE7A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EEE7A5 Channel Values

How #EEE7A5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 231 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 68% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 31% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 31% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEE7A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEE7A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEE7A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EEE7A5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #EEE7A5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EEE7A5
Protanopia#E8E8A5
Protanomaly#EBE8A5
Deuteranopia#E9E9A5
Deuteranomaly#EBE8A5
Tritanopia#F4E0E0
Tritanomaly#F2E3CB
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEE7A5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eee7a5: #EEE7A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEE7A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eee7a5': '#EEE7A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.906, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_eee7a5">#EEE7A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEE7A5"

More Yellow Colors

#EEE7A5 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEE7A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEE7A5?

#EEE7A5 is a light yellow — rgb(238, 231, 165) in RGB and hsl(54, 68%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.11.

What is the RGB value of #EEE7A5?

#EEE7A5 is rgb(238, 231, 165) — red 238, green 231, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEE7A5?

#EEE7A5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEE7A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEE7A5 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEE7A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEE7A5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 2.11, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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